Roan High Bluff

Criminal, I've got a house less than 2 miles from where this shot was taken and I'd never been to RHFf (Roan High Bluff) until this moring! It is a wondrous place for vistas and timlapse. Timelapse was my drawing card-look for a soon to be issued YouTube on the matter.

Not a battle of the Titans....

a battle of the 8's :)  In this case the Rokinon for the Alpha mount on the left versus the Roking 8mm for the Nex mount on the right. Which is better? That depends on how strong your back is!

Custom avatar via Poof :)

Nex 7 + 35mm F1.8

On today's walk the Nex 7 with the SEL351.8 enjoying a circular polarizing filter.

Here's a crop.

First shot Minolta 80-200 APO 2.8 G

If it's sharp!

If it's sharp out of the lens and you've got 24 mp's at hand then you can crop like there is no tomorrow. This shot via the Minolta 200mm prime, a Keno 1.4 TC and the A77. Forgot to mention this is handheld!

A77 and Minolta 200mm Prime

So instanly impressed I've ordered this lens's sister, the Minolta 80-200mm F2.8 zoom

Tis the reason

This is the reason. 300mm 35mm effective and 3 pounds. Low light capable and solid metal construction in camera body and lens.

White velvet

Green bokeh

You would think this incredible bokeh was something out of photoshop but nope, out of the 200mm

Limb chicken

There will be lots of squirrel pics prior to the next Alaska trip-squirrels are perfect for long lens practice. This one with the 200mm just because I can't get over how sharp it is.

Rose crop from the pic below

Imagine what nicer light could produce with this lens.

Nex 7 LE-AE2 Min 200mm F2.8

I couldn't wait to try this combo! It's the reason I bought this lens. The Nex 7 is known for its cropability and for its friendliness with long lenses. The weight/speed/and sharpness of this body/lens combo is wonderful. This shot taken on a very overcast day yet the clarity is still there.

Looking to the Sierra Madres

Inside Death Valley looking west to the insurmountable range-the Sierra Madres.

Warped castle.

Warped because that is the CS6 tool I used to overcome the major distortion via the 10mm Sony SEL1018. The end result isn't bad and the WHOLE castle is there :)

Scottie's yard

Eye candy

John Muir Trail

Nevada

Sony A77 + Minolta 200mm F2.8

I forgot to mention the coolness factor of the Minolta 200mm F2.8; it's 27 years old....or maybe I did mention that later in the blog :)

Bridge

Yosemit

Bakersfield

Ah

Red rock?

Manzanita

Stand off

Desert rose

Where is the sidewinder?

DV

CAves

Channel

Nex 6 rock bottom

Manzanar

Serious grass

Corrizon

Another egg no matter what you call it

Satin

The worst of the worst

Yes (big) Sur

Red doors

The iconic one

Fall bow

A little mustard with your seal

Seuss trees warming up

A valley of death, a death valley

So foxxy

Mobius

Nex 7 + SAL7040g

Not too shabby from 30 feet. The 70-400g is known as a sharp lens for a zoom, but compare it with the Minolta shot below, no don't! HA! If you peep pixels you'll see there is no comparison.